TOKYO, Japan — Japan's growth slowed to 0.2% in the third quarter, preliminary data showed Friday, after a typhoon and government "megaquake" warning weighed on economic activity. The Cabinet Office's GDP data for July-Septem
For many years now, shortages and price spikes of rice, sugar and other agricultural commodities have been blamed on cartels646jili, hoarders and smugglers. Certain persons such as the so-called Sibuyas or Onion Queen have been identified and grille
MANILA, Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday, September 26, signed into law a measure imposing stiffer penalties for agricultural smuggling. The Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Act is one of this administrations priority legisl
The local bourse ended flat on Wednesday amid a steep fall in US markets as investors worried about an economic slowdown that could spill over to other markets. The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) closed at 6,882.12, down 0.01 perce
The local bourse managed to reclaim the 7goldbet,400 level on Thursday as an optimistic outlook for the countrys economic growth energized investors. By the end of the session, the benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) climbed by 1.31 per
(FILE PHOTO) MANILA, Philippines A parcel of land in Barangay Lourdes in Tarlac City, Tarlac is now established to be a special economic zone (SEZ). The two-million-square-meter area, now named TARI Estate, was designated an SEZ through Proclamation